Package javax.websocket.server

Annotation Type ServerEndpoint

  • @Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
public @interface ServerEndpoint
    This class level annotation declares that the class it decorates is a web socket endpoint that will be deployed and made available in the URI-space of a web socket server. The annotation allows the developer to define the URL (or URI template) which this endpoint will be published, and other important properties of the endpoint to the websocket runtime, such as the encoders it uses to send messages.

    The annotated class must have a public no-arg constructor.

    For example: 

     
 @ServerEndpoint("/hello");
 public class HelloServer {

     @OnMessage
     public void processGreeting(String message, Session session) {
         System.out.println("Greeting received:" + message);
     }

 }
    Author:
    dannycoward

    • Required Element Summary

      Required Elements 
      Modifier and Type Required Element Description
      java.lang.String value
      The URI or URI-template, level-1 (See RFC 6570) where the endpoint will be deployed.

    • Optional Element Summary

      Optional Elements 
      Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
      java.lang.Class<? extends ServerEndpointConfig.Configurator> configurator
      The optional custom configurator class that the developer would like to use to further configure new instances of this endpoint.
      java.lang.Class<? extends Decoder>[] decoders
      The ordered array of decoder classes this endpoint will use.
      java.lang.Class<? extends Encoder>[] encoders
      The ordered array of encoder classes this endpoint will use.
      java.lang.String[] subprotocols
      The ordered array of web socket protocols this endpoint supports.

    • Element Detail

      • value

        java.lang.String value
        The URI or URI-template, level-1 (See RFC 6570) where the endpoint will be deployed. The URI us relative to the root of the web socket container and must begin with a leading "/". Trailing "/"'s are ignored. Examples: 
         
 @ServerEndpoint("/chat")
 @ServerEndpoint("/chat/{user}")
 @ServerEndpoint("/booking/{privilege-level}")
        Returns:
        the URI or URI-template

      • subprotocols

        java.lang.String[] subprotocols
        The ordered array of web socket protocols this endpoint supports. For example, {"superchat", "chat"}.
        Returns:
        the subprotocols.
        Default:
        {}

      • decoders

        java.lang.Class<? extends Decoder>[] decoders
        The ordered array of decoder classes this endpoint will use. For example, if the developer has provided a MysteryObject decoder, this endpoint will be able to receive MysteryObjects as web socket messages. The websocket runtime will use the first decoder in the list able to decode a message, ignoring the remaining decoders.
        Returns:
        the decoders.
        Default:
        {}

      • encoders

        java.lang.Class<? extends Encoder>[] encoders
        The ordered array of encoder classes this endpoint will use. For example, if the developer has provided a MysteryObject encoder, this class will be able to send web socket messages in the form of MysteryObjects. The websocket runtime will use the first encoder in the list able to encode a message, ignoring the remaining encoders.
        Returns:
        the encoders.
        Default:
        {}

      • configurator

        java.lang.Class<? extends ServerEndpointConfig.Configurator> configurator
        The optional custom configurator class that the developer would like to use to further configure new instances of this endpoint. If no configurator class is provided, the implementation uses its own. The implementation creates a new instance of the configurator per logical endpoint.
        Returns:
        the custom configuration class, or ServerEndpointConfig.Configurator.class if none was set in the annotation.
        Default:
        javax.websocket.server.ServerEndpointConfig.Configurator.class